1. Reception (National Numeracy Strategy) (Based on DFEE Sample Lessons)
Dr Fog Presents
'More'
and
'Fewer'
Reception (National Numeracy Strategy)
(Based on DFEE Sample Lessons)

2. Mental Learning Objective
Counting and writing numbers.
Comparing and matching numbers of things.

3. Mental Learning Task Are there more dishes or more spoons?
This activity can be made more fun by setting it into some context such as sharing out jelly.
Are there more dishes or more spoons?

4. Mental Learning Task There are more dishes than spoons.
This activity can be made more fun by setting it into some context such as sharing out jelly.
There are more dishes than spoons.

5. Mental Learning Task There are less spoons than dishes.
This activity can be made more fun by setting it into some context such as sharing out jelly.
There are less spoons than dishes.

6. Mental Learning Task
This activity can be made more fun by setting it into some context such as sharing out jelly.
Can you write the number of dishes and spoons on the blackboard?

7. How many more spoons do we need so each plate has a spoon?
Mental Learning Task
How many more spoons do we need so each plate has a spoon?
This activity can be made more fun by setting it into some context such as sharing out jelly.

8. Mental Learning Task
Your teacher will now show you different sets of things.
Which group has more?
Which has less?
This activity can be made more fun by setting it into some context such as sharing out jelly.

9. Mental Learning Objective
Counting and writing numbers.
Comparing and matching numbers of things.

10. Main Learning Task
This activity is for the whole class to work together.
You need some cubes, a set of cards numbered 1-6, a dice.

11. Main Learning Task Call out one of the children
Ask them to take a card from the pile
Read out the number.

12. Main Learning Task
Write this number into the grid and draw the number of spots in the box below.

13. Main Learning Task Throw the dice again. Read out the number.
Write if ‘More’ or ‘Fewer’ in top right box

14. Main Learning Task Draw more or fewer spots in the box below.
How many spots have you drawn?

15. Main Learning Task
Now you try again with your teacher.

16. Main Learning Objective
Counting and writing numbers.
Comparing and matching numbers of things.

17. Plenary
If I picked a six and the dice said more, how many cubes could I put in the other box?
What other number could I put there?

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